Re: [Tech-board-discuss] TAB nomination: Jonathan Corbet

On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 12:43 PM Dave Taht <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 11:58 AM Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:14:49 -0500
> > Dave Taht <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > PS It would be nice if in addition to the code of conduct there were
> > > some solid engineering principles espoused harder, as in  "telling the
> > > truth", and "show me the code" are better than "being nice". My
> > > diplomacy, never good, is increasingly strained.
> >
> > This is actually something that I'm working on, and will mention it when I
> > put forth my nomination.
>
> Thank you. If your BP management is better than mine, I can dig up
> that "consume group"...
> otherwise try:
> https://medium.com/@jankammerath/open-source-is-struggling-and-its-not-big-tech-that-is-to-blame-cfba964219f8
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> Not ironically, a for pay link.
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> I have always found Henning Shulzerines work useful and interesting.
> He had a stint at the FCC, and is now at the NTIA. He is also the
> author of some 90 RFCs mostly governing VOIP and still thinks the IETF
> is useful, (so we disagree here or there). In this wide-ranging and
> thoughtful piece well worth paging through, he cites the american
> association of civil engineers "ASCE"'s ethics:
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> https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/papers/2022/2022%20SIGCOMM.pdf
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> “first and foremost,
> protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
> • enhance the quality of life for humanity
> • express professional opinions truthfully and only when founded on
> adequate knowledge and honest conviction;
> • endeavor to be of service in civic affairs;
> • acknowledge the diverse historical, social, and cultural needs of the
> community, and incorporate these considerations in their work;
> • consider the capabilities, limitations, and implications of current and
> emerging technologies when part of their work; and
> • report misconduct to the appropriate authorities where necessary to
> protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.”
>
> Ironically that code was amended, shortened, and softened in 2020. I
> like the previous version better, here:
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> https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/career-and-growth/ethics/documents/asce-code-ethics.pdf

oops, the previous version is here:
https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/career-and-growth/ethics/documents/asce-code-ethics-july-2017.pdf

I linked mistakenly to the current version. A visual diff is useful
between the two, I suppose.

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> Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos



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